Food Pantries Distribute More Fresh Produce in West Piedmont Health District, VA

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Food Pantries Distribute More Fresh Produce in West Piedmont Health District, VA

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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity.
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Household food insecurity is defined as having limited or uncertain access to food. Residents in the West Piedmont Health District of Virginia have higher rates of food insecurity than the state average of 11.8%. In the city of Martinsville and in Henry, Patrick, and Franklin Counties, 22.6%, 14.9%, 12.8% and 10.9% of the population are food insecure, respectively. In 2015, Go Healthy West Piedmont (GHWP) provided refrigerators to five food pantries and a soup kitchen for storage and display of fresh produce. GHWP also works to promote local Giving Gardens by providing essential supplies and support to the gardens, healthy lifestyle information, and nutrition education to the food pantries in order to increase healthier food access in the community.
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Healthy Diet Public Health
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